In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

27. Roselaini Faiz
28. Prim Kumar @ Farim Umar

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

27. Roselaini Faiz
28. Prim Kumar @ Farim Umar

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

Monday, March 28, 2016

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong
26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong
26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong
26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

Friday, March 25, 2016

To effectively counter the ideologies of strident puritanical groups who lay claim to Islam, we must appreciate the depth and breadth of the classical Islamic tradition. Quranic interpretation is of fundamental importance in this endeavor. It is the key to distinguishing between Islam as practiced by the majority of its adherents and the strident puritanical strands of Islam, such as al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram.

The latter rely upon truncated interpretations of the Quranic text and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. In contrast, Sunnis, Shiites and Muslims of all stripes have historically recognized that the diversity of interpretations among scholars is a mercy. The Quran is thus subject to a vast plurality of interpretations. Diverse approaches to the text share core principles, yet allow for different applications under different circumstances. It is an interpretative tradition of “divergent congruence” that allows for many avenues of exploration and application.

Failure to understand the dynamism of classical Islamic scholarship has led to the common refrain that Muslims cannot “reform” until they cease to regard the Quran as the word of God. Iterations of this claim have echoed through the halls of the Vatican, western academia, and numerous media outlets.

These trite and sententious assertions betray a deep misunderstanding of Islam and the place of the Quran within it. They also prevent many people from understanding just how far from the Islamic tradition the strident puritanical interpretations of Islam that dominate media representations have strayed.

From the first century of Islam until today, Muslim scholars have recognized that no understanding of the text is without a human intermediary. As Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, one of the most revered figures in both Sunni and Shiite Islam, said, “This Quran is only writing, lines between two covers, that cannot speak without the intervention of an interpreter. Only human beings can speak on its behalf.”

Muslim scholars have always been aware that texts have historical contexts and must be understood in accordance with them. One of the central tools for Quranic interpretation is the “occasions of revelation.” These reports outline the particular historical circumstances in which passages of the Quran were first articulated. They are essential for interpretation and are employed in all major Quran commentaries. In one instance, Ali ibn Abi Talib told a man that if he did not know the “occasions of revelation,” or historical contexts, he should not comment on the Quran.

The “occasions of revelation” guide interpreters in determining which verses have broad application and which are more limited in scope. They restrict the application of several Quranic verses to particular historical circumstances. The most famous instance of such contextual limitation is perhaps Quran 9:5, known as “The Sword Verse”:

Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wheresoever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayer and give the alms, then let them go their way.

The majority of Muslim scholars maintain that the phrase “slay the idolaters wheresoever you find them” refers to particular tribes that had declared open warfare on the Muslims during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad. Awareness of this historical circumstance contains and restrains the interpretation of the verse, thus preventing the wanton and unwarranted applications that those with political ambitions and apocalyptic visions seek today. As Qadi Abu Bakr, one of the most influential commentators in Islamic history writes, “It is clear that the intended meaning of the verse is to slay those idolaters who are waging war against you.” Heeding the call to fight issued in Quran 9:5 is thus conditional upon there being an existing state of aggression. If, however, one casts aside historical context and interpretive tradition, passages such as 9:5 are employed by strident ideologues to advocate a state of perpetual warfare.

Regarding the Quran as the Word of God does not lead Muslims to follow it unquestioningly, as is too often asserted. Rather it leads Muslims to appreciate that no single human interpretation of the text can suffice, since the finite human mind cannot encompass the infinitude of the Divine. Insight into these multiple modes of interpretation provides a panoramic vision of the history and interpretation of the Quranic text. It will help readers understand why all classically trained Muslim scholars reject the claims of ISIS or any other fundamentalist group and why many Muslim scholars have given their lives to oppose them.

So long as Muslims are viewed as subjects to be educated and lectured, the West will continue to misunderstand the dynamics of the Muslim world and of Muslims themselves. If, however, Muslims are embraced as partners in a battle against those who seek to pit us all against one another, we can work together to beat the swords of disputation into the plowshares of reconciliation, advancing the good of all rather than the interests and ideologies of a few.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong

26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong

26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

In conjunction with the Let's Read The Quran campaign 2016, 31 notable individuals from various background will be sharing 10 of their favourite Quranic verses. Their chosen verses will be presented in a poster format, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia version.

We are happy to announce that Sinar Harian will be featuring some of the posters throughout the month of March. We will also be sharing it across all of our our social media platforms.

The next individuals who will be sharing their favourite verses are:

20. Zainalabidin Mohamed

21. Archbishop Julian Leow

22. Stephen Doss

23. Art Harun

24. Lyana Khairuddin

25. YBhg. Dato' Ruby Khong

26. Muhammad Aziph Dato' Mustapha

The Let's Read The Quran campaign hopes to encourage the public to read the Quran in a language that they understand. We also seek to promote the Quran as a universal document, hence we encourage participation from Muslim and Non-Muslims alike.

About Me

Born in Penang, speaks English, Malay, Hokkien & some Tamil. Managing Director and founder of zubedy (m) sdn bhd. Graduated from University Malaya and was in marketing for a multinational before setting up zubedy in 94. www.zubedy.com

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A promise made in 2001

I intend to ADD VALUE to everyone and anything that I come to interact with and make the world a better place.

As this is an unending journey, I will never achieve my dreams … not in their fullest form. They are too far away in the idealistic world... but,

" The quest of truth will set you free, even if you never catch up with it".

I am one of those dreamers who have found a practical formula of living for today (compartmentalization) and try to achieve parts of my dreams a moment at a time, part by part. It is okay to die without achieving all the lofty dreams, as the spirit will be passed on to others, who are dreamers too.

I also plan to be rich, very rich! Not for the money but for the use of money as a platform to help me achieve my ideals. God willing, you will see advertisements in the near future communicating universal values and spirituality by ZUBEDY the Brand. (check out http://www.zubedy.com/) Encourage schools and libraries and sponsor the poor's basic needs of food, shelter and education.

I hope to live to a century or two with healthy living, modern medicine and God's permission. Lead a full life, have many children. But not necessarily sired by me. Travel the world to witness God's creation and be at awe with the creativity that greets us wherever and whenever we turn. I want to smell all the fragrance in the world be it the stink of the squatters in Mumbai or the pleasing scent of devotional flowers at a Balinese lebaran.

And to know that each experience has a purpose which is to ADD VALUE to the living, the dead and the unborn.

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Let us learn about each other's religion, culture and way of life

We know too little about each other’s traditions, way of life and beliefs.

In fact many amongst us may not even know about our own spiritual traditions, scripture and core religious foundation. Most times we delegate our thinking to our religious teachers and later complain about how they go about doing their job.